Frank Zappa. L'autobiografia

The first third of this book is really Zappa talking in a tongue in cheek manner about his career. Unfortunately, the second two thirds is more or less ranting about people he didn't like, his politics in the 80s (which I mostly agreed with but that is NOT why I wanted to read this book) and we do n Leggi tutto

I greatly enjoyed the first part of this book. Zappa’s humorous look at his early years and musical experiences is entertaining and somewhat informative. As the book progresses, though, it becomes more of a series of rants against his various critics and pet peeves. Several of Zappa’s associates hav Leggi tutto

Whether you like Frank Zappa's music or not (of course you do), I can't recommend this book enough...it is Hilarious (note the capital "H")...he had a terrific perspective on the world, and the most perfect sense of humor. I want to read it again just thinking about it.

Zappa the musician and composer is cooler than Zappa the personality, aspiring political figure, memoirist, or social commentator. Not that he was bad at any of those things. If you haven't though, listen to Overnight Sensation, Apostrophe, and if you're still amused try Joe's Garage.

Let me say right off that I love Frank Zappa. His albums, especially 'Freak Out' and 'We're Only in it For the Money,' were part of the soundtrack of my youth. They added their own secret herbs to the olio of my musical personality. But this book is a disappointment. It's got way, way too much about Leggi tutto

I love the way his mind worked.

Very important in my teenage years. Introduced me to a lot of important ideas, none so important as the John Cage bit: "If John Cage, for instance, says 'I'm putting a contact microphone on my throat, and I'm going to drink carrot juice, and that's my composition,' then his gurgling qualifies as his Leggi tutto